Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-04
Par rsHEEDH As A GAMBLER.
q pod stories Of His Luck and Nerve when He
Used to . High Roller.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Pat Sheedy, the manager of John l.. Sulli.
van, WAS at one time the prince OF gamberA
He WAS known far aud wide Dy reason of his
big tran sactiOns on the green DAZe. Faro WAS
his iavorite game, and Tor years he ran one OF
the most fashionable games In Chicago. Al
though most OF the time he was behind the
cheek rack he would every once In 4 while
don his lighting clothes and go out for q
hand TO hand encounter with the tiger.
Whenever he put on his war paint the pro.
prietors OF iiyal banks knew that 1t was
either case OF go-oroke or make big
winning. Snesdy WAS high roller In all the
name in piled. He never piked around with
small bets. With min 1t was either lose all
the ready money he possessed, or make the
dealer turn up his box, There was no half
way point with him. He always bet up to
the limit, and would be better satisfied IL the
dealer took OF All restrictions aud allowed
him to pnt down ALL his money on the single
turn OF u card.
Sbee iy has given up the life of a sport for
all time to come He says he fouud 4 there
was nothing in the business, and therefore
quit it He, like all gamblers, has had his
ups aud downs in life. lie has been worth
ss high rs s30O, 600 at one time, but has ire.
qusntly been compelled TO borrow the price
OF u meal. He Is protege OF Canada Bill,
the most famous threecard monte man that
ever lived. He took Pat under his charge
wnen ne was but q lad, and drilled him in
the fine art OF thro wing three cards. Pat did
not stick tO this kind OF q skin game, but 1t
ones branched out ~ Legitimate CANT
He is jolly, whole-souled fellow, aud man
whose word il good for thousands OF dollars
whenever he wants to borrow. lie always
makes II q point to pay all his debts whenever
he Is In iuck. For that reason hs has q host
Of friends and can produce at any time.
"How much have you won in one sittinR?"
"Twenty six thousand dollars il the larg.
est money ever took oil In one nights play.
i did that Ia Chicago but II did not all come
out OF a faro bank, WAS making side bets
with Havsriy, the minstrel mau, st the same
time, and between the two / made the big
DOODLE"
Sheedy has an enormous head. He wears
an 81 hat, and has To have his hats made TO
order. One time during his visit TO Cincin-
low in question was little Chicago lawyer,
VINO followed Sheedy about from place 70
place. "Wherever l walked he walked, and
wherever ate he was sure to do the same
thing" wss Sheedy's description Of him.
The latter WAS endeavoring 70 get rid OF him,
but could think OF no way OF doing it Fin.
ally, one day in Suilivsn's Vine street sam.
pie room an argument came up, and both
Sheedy and the lawyer threw themselves
into the breach. They argued long and loud,
tslker he made the lawyer look ridiculous.
The latter was consi ierably crestfsllen by
being beaten by . sport, snd ~ he stood
around with his head hanging down Sheedy
took occasion 70 emphasize his defeat. The
lawyer had an unusually small head, and
Sheedy opened on him by saying: SNOW,
when beat = man ut my game always like
TO show him what odds no has been playing
against. You are NO exception to the rule. /
have just beaten you, aud ! think l can
my favor" With that Sheedy switched hats,
placed his own on the lawyers head, ana put
the lstter's dicer on his own csput Sneedy's
hat completely covered the little attorney,
l<anE "a n
Doy's size. the lawyers hat stood right up
on Top Of his head. This illustration was too
tnoch Tor the Windy City attorney, aud he
made his escape.